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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
9
Ruth remains ahead of his 1927 mark mid season as he and five others approach 24 homers. The Associated Press reports Babe Ruth, who opened the live era in 1919, has already reached two dozen long balls this season while others near the milestone.
Yesterday's top performers include Dick Bartel of the Pirates driving in tying and winning runs in the eighth inning, Fred Fitzsimmons of the Giants contributing with a double and home run, and Lou Gehrig of the Yankees belting homer No. 32 in a 8 2 win over Boston. The Yankees swept by scoring again in the second game 19 2 as Pipgras shut out the Red Sox, while Philadelphia and Washington split. Browns beat Chicago twice as Robins showcase strong hitting with Glenn Wright and Harvey Hendrick leading a 9 5 and 6 4 doubleheader. Pirates and Giants teams feature key pitching and late rallies as early 1919 counts and homer totals surge.
Dre A L Sayles, 1923 champion, edges T T Parker by 18 holes but Parker forfeits play off due to leaving town. FP Schrader reaches quarters with a 4 0 win over Tom Huesten. Forfeits listed as McCannor, Halverson, Otto, Lampe, Jacobson, Haskell, Hedblom. Pairings set to be completed by Sunday night with matches led by the first player.
Golfers head to Fresh Meadows Country Club in Flushing on Sept. 12 for a P G A event. Bobby Jones looms as amateur rival. Diegel Horton's Mac Smith and Armour Farrell return to form. Hagen Sarazen Cooper and others may spark upsets in a competitive field.
ANCASTER ONT July 16 Diegel’s reign as Canadian open champion ends in a playoff loss to Tommy Armour. Armour won the 38 hole affair after tying with Diegel at 277. Armour shot 64 in the final round and 69 in the earlier round while Diegel posted 72 on the last fourteen holes.
Kirkpatrick is named manager of the Pierre baseball club for the remainder of the season, replacing former leader Soren sen. The league announces the change as the team seeks stability under new leadership.
Eight top junior league baseball teams from South Dakota will play August 6 and 7 at Lake Kampeska in Watertown for the state tournament championship. Preliminary games begin August 6 with semi finals and final on August 7. Matches feature Brookings, Vermillion, Mitchell, Watertown, Elkton, Gregory, Rapid City, and others as per T C Kasper schedule.
CHICAGO July: The St Paul Saints and Toledo battle for second place in the American Association. A four game series at Madders Park tests pitching against Grover Cleveland Alexander as St Paul seeks to edge ahead. Louisville leads by five and a half games with Kansas City and Milwaukee in varied positions.
Seabright Invitations tournament crowds cheered California youth Ellsworth Vines as Vin cent Richards, former Davis Cup star, watched and praised his stroke and promise. Richards, noting Vines’ clean delivery, called the Pasadena native a strong professional prospect after observing his play this week.
An article emphasizes the importance of putting in golf explaining that half the strokes come on greens and par typically allows two putts per hole. It advises natural easy motion, comfort, and confidence addressing the ball with no fixed stance or grip. Tomorrow: give your putts overs.
Griffiths a rising heavyweight from Sioux City Iowa scored a technical knockout over Tom Heaney in the ninth round ending Heaney’s career peak two years ago. The bout featured heavy punches and a decisive finish as Griffiths dominated from the bell.
The text notes Alex Metzler as a White Sox substitute with five appearances in eight games against the Browns. It mentions Browns other battery Goose Geslin Willis Hudlin conducting amateur radio work. It references Tilden’s retirement from Davis Cup play and questions whether he will represent the United States again.
Railroaders and Knights of Pythia clash tonight as both seek undisputed second in the BY league. Elks toppled Pythians last week, leaving a tie with Huronite. Pythians and Railmeeders race to move up while other games were postponed by a big baseball event and rain.
The McCoy-Nolan Giants lost to the Huron Boosters 3-1 in Milwaukee with Boosters extending their win streak to seven. Peyton and Hunter pitched well, Giants' offense limited to two runs in the second with Collin and Burns contributing key plays. A Sunday game with the Shelby Indians is set for 3 o'clock at the CSNL Wo park after Redfield disbanded.
Chicago report notes a planned August 14 rematch between Primo Camera and Primo Chevalier after the National Boxing Association lifted a ban on Camera following the fighters’ previous bout. Promoter Higne Malloy secured sanction to stage the bout pending Uncle Sam’s approval.
Two national title holders may compete in the St Paul Keller course Open August 15. Entries include Harrison R and Jimmy Johnston of St Paul, with Johnston following Diegel, last year’s Professional Golfers titleholder. Eddie Cihocki from Wilmington has joined the field.
In Newark New Jersey Mickey Walker the world middleweight champion stopped Willa Oster of New England in a bout that crowned no title change. In New York Sid Griffiths of Iowa stopped Tom Heeney of News Zealand in another featured matchup.
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